Sensitive Plant (Mimosa)
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Description: Movie of a Mimosa leaf folding in response to a flame.
have the capability to display thigmonasty (touch-induced movement). In the sensitive plant, the leaves respond to being touched, shaken, heated or rapidly cooled. The speed of the response depends on the magnitude of the stimulus. Hitting the leaf hard with the flick of a finger will cause the leaf to close in the blink of an eye whereas a gentle touch or modest heat source applied to leaflets at the tip of a leaf will result in a slower response and the propagation of the stimulus along the leaf can be observed.
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| Page title: | Mimosa leaf |
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| Date | activated: 03-Mar-1986 last updated: 22-May-2013 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |